Trump taps Texas oncologist as next FDA commissioner

Trump will nominate Stephen Hahn, an oncologist and chief medical executive at Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center, to be the next FDA commissioner. Deputy HHS Secretary Brett Giroir will become acting commissioner in the meantime.

Jeff Bezos would pay over $6 billion a year in taxes under Warren plan

As part of her plan to pay for Medicare for All, presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she would double the top rate of her wealth tax to 6% from 3%.

Largest US flight attendant union targets Delta cabin crews

The largest flight attendant union in the U.S. is starting an organizing drive at Delta, the largest U.S. airline whose cabin crews are not organized.

Leon Cooperman has made a lot of controversial comments about Warren, Obama and others

Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman, who recently has traded jabs with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, once said of President Barack Obama: “When he ran for President, he’d never worked a day in his life. Never held a job.”

Elizabeth Warren says ‘Medicare for All’ will save employers $200 billion over decade

The nation’s largest employers project the cost of providing medical and pharmacy benefits will top $15,000 per employee in 2020, a recent survey says.

Feds charge 12th person in ongoing corruption probe into United Auto Workers union

The scope of an ongoing federal corruption probe into the United Auto Workers continues to widen as the union attempts to solidify new contracts with the Detroit automakers.

President Trump’s move to Florida could run into resistance from New York

There are plenty of reasons why President Donald Trump would leave the Empire State: the cold winters, the traffic and the high taxes. State auditors may not let him go without a fight.

Price wars and e-commerce investment to weigh on retailer profits, Moody’s says

Intense competition for market share and the cost of integrating e-commerce and stores has driven Moody’s to lower the industry’s outlook to stable from positive.

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Arista, US Steel, Fitbit & more

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Cramer: ‘I’m very worried about Boeing’ and how its 737 Max problems could hurt the US economy

“I think this jobs number is going to worse if Boeing isn’t resolved,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer says.